消毒 — meaning in English

English meaning

• disinfect verb To clean something thoroughly enough to kill the germs on it.
• sterilize verb To destroy all germs and microorganisms on or in something.

Senses

消毒 is used for these senses in English:

• disinfect To sterilize by the use of cleaning agent.
• disinfection Treatment with disinfectant materials in order to destroy harmful microorganisms.
• sterilize (transitive) To make unable to produce; to make unprofitable.

sterilize — full definition

1. verb To destroy all germs and microorganisms on or in something.
2. verb To perform a procedure that permanently prevents a person or animal from reproducing.